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Shorter Videos Drive Growth in Viewing - Will Ads Follow?

"TV shows and long-form content have drawn the bulk of attention and much of the ad dollars in digital video, but a shift may be underway toward short-form videos. Consider these findings from the most recent FreeWheel report on video consumption habits. The video advertising technology company analyzed ads and views across its network of sites and customers in the first quarter of 2013 and found that for that period video views grew 30% compared to the year-ago period, driven in large part by viewing growth in digital-only programming, which consists mostly of short-form videos. FreeWheel’s customers include both digital-only and linear networks such as Crackle, A&E, Turner [Broadcasting System], Fox and others."

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While audience and revenue at most cable and broadcast networks either declined or remained flat last year, their digital video operations are growing at a healthy pace, according to a new report from video ad tech firm FreeWheel.